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Earle Hyman

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedOct 11, 1926 (Died at 91)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthRocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Career Span1945 – 2017
Known Credits25 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Earle Hyman

Total Works

25

18 movies • 7 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Earle Hyman (born George Earle Plummer; October 11, 1926 – November 17, 2017) was an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable. Singer Phyllis Hyman was his cousin.

Signature Roles & Milestones

ThunderCats
8.3
ThunderCats
1985•series
as Panthro (voice)
The Lost Weekend
7.6
The Lost Weekend
1945•movie
as Smoking Man (uncredited)
The Cosby Show
7.0
The Cosby Show
1984•series
as Russell Huxtable
A Different World
7.2
A Different World
1987•series
as Russel Huxtable

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 25 titles featuring Earle Hyman

ThunderCats
8.3
130 eps
ThunderCats
1985•series

as Panthro (voice)

The Lost Weekend
7.6
The Lost Weekend
1945•movie

as Smoking Man (uncredited)

The Cosby Show
7.0
40 eps
The Cosby Show
1984•series

as Russell Huxtable

A Different World
7.2
1 eps
A Different World
1987•series

as Russel Huxtable

The Possession of Joel Delaney
5.6

as Charles

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie
7.8

as Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)

The Super Cops
5.9
The Super Cops
1974•movie

as Police Detective (uncredited)

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
5.7

as King Awgwa (voice)

Fighting Back
5.8
Fighting Back
1982•movie

as Police Chief Freeman

Hijacked: Flight 285
5.6

as Wayne Edwards

The Bamboo Prison
6.4
The Bamboo Prison
1954•movie

as Doc Jackson, medic

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Adam and Hezdrel

A Man Called Hawk
7.0
1 eps
A Man Called Hawk
1989•series
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
7.8

as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

Twice in a Lifetime
6.2
1 eps
Twice in a Lifetime
1999•series

as Charley Freeman / Jack

ThunderCats: Exodus
8.0

as Panthro (voice)

And the Bones Came Together
6.3

as Roy Lockhart

The Ivory Ape
5.3
The Ivory Ape
1980•movie

as Inspector St. George

Coriolanus
5.0
Coriolanus
1979•movie

as Cominius

Did you leave us, Blake?
6.0

as Self

Long Day's Journey Into Night
6.0

as James Tyrone

The Moving of Sophia Myles
8.0

as Bishop Heath

Espionage
10.0
1 eps
Espionage
1963•series

as Premier Djatuma

John Brown's Raid
John Brown's Raid
1960•movie

as Emperor Green

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